5 Things To Know About The Jehovah's Witnesses In Russia
- By Dan Wisniewski and
- Kristyna Foltynova
Since being outlawed by Russia as "extremist" in 2017, more than 50 Jehovah's Witnesses have been imprisoned in Russia and the occupied Ukrainian region of Crimea for up to 7 1/2 years. Here's what you need to know about the challenges facing the denomination, which has about 8 million followers worldwide.